Robert Duncan was born in Oakland, California in 1919. His mother died and childbirth and his father, unable to afford to keep his son, put him up for adoption. Duncan's adoptive parents were Theosophists and from a young age he was exposed to séances and had access to a library of ... read more

Robert J. Bertholf was an author and professor at Kent State University, and the University at Buffalo. He was born in 1940 and was the Charles D. Abbott Scholar-In-Residence and former curator of The Poetry Collection at Buffalo. ... read more